STUDENT ACCOMMODATIONS POLICY
Lex La-Ray Technical Center has a policy of providing reasonable accommodations to qualified students with a disability according to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure that there will be no discrimination on the basis of disability. Accommodations are adjustments made for students with disabilities in order to allow them to access the same education experiences as their peers.
b. Policies for required documentation vary according to the disability. The documentation must clearly identify the disability and provide sufficient information regarding the limitations of the disability in order to permit Lex La-Ray Technical Center to make a determination as to whether the requested accommodations are appropriate. Lex La-Ray Technical Center will be responsible to determine based upon the evaluative data, what those accommodations should be.
c. Documentation of disability should be mailed or faxed by the professional to the attention of the Program Coordinator at Lex La-Ray Technical Center 2323 High School Drive, Lexington, MO 64067 or faxed to 660-259-6262. The documentation may also be hand delivered by the student in a sealed company envelope with the professional’s signature across the seal.
Lex La-Ray Technical Center has a policy of providing reasonable accommodations to qualified students with a disability according to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure that there will be no discrimination on the basis of disability. Accommodations are adjustments made for students with disabilities in order to allow them to access the same education experiences as their peers.
- The student with a disability who requires accommodations must request accommodations in writing and must also provide appropriate medication documentation. The written request and appropriate documentation shall be directed to the Program Coordinator. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate the request for accommodations. Students are encouraged to request accommodations and submit documentation at least two weeks prior to the first day of school. Under no circumstances, however, will an accommodation be denied on the basis of the date the student first requests the accommodation. Requests for accommodations may be made at any time.
- Students with a disability are responsible for providing documentation from the appropriate medical or psychological personnel in conjunction with the student’s request for accommodations.
b. Policies for required documentation vary according to the disability. The documentation must clearly identify the disability and provide sufficient information regarding the limitations of the disability in order to permit Lex La-Ray Technical Center to make a determination as to whether the requested accommodations are appropriate. Lex La-Ray Technical Center will be responsible to determine based upon the evaluative data, what those accommodations should be.
c. Documentation of disability should be mailed or faxed by the professional to the attention of the Program Coordinator at Lex La-Ray Technical Center 2323 High School Drive, Lexington, MO 64067 or faxed to 660-259-6262. The documentation may also be hand delivered by the student in a sealed company envelope with the professional’s signature across the seal.
- Accommodations will be determined based upon the documentation of the disability. It is important to have the documentation state how the disability affects academic performance. Students who believe that they would like additional accommodations must make the request in writing to the Program Coordinator. These will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and decisions may involve various personnel (for instance, the Technical Center Director, Vocational Resource Education Specialist, faculty and the student).
- It is in the best interest of students requiring classroom accommodations to attend the first class before scheduling a meeting with the coordinator to determine the accommodations for the course.
- After accommodations have been established by the Program Coordinator, a letter will be presented to the student describing the accommodations for which he/she qualifies to receive. A confidential letter will also be presented to the instructors describing the accommodations for which the student qualifies.
- Students who are experiencing unresolved problems receiving appropriate accommodations should contact the program coordinator as soon as possible.
- Students with latex allergies should be aware that the potential for latex exposure exists in classroom and clinical activities. It is the student’s responsibility to notify the Program Coordinator of such allergy. When possible, the program faculty will alert the student to potential latex exposure, and if available, will provide non-latex substitutions. While faculty will make every effort to keep the student informed, it is the student’s ultimate responsibility to maintain vigilance for potential exposure.